Summary of fuel performance annual report for 1990

Journal Article · · Nuclear Safety; (United States)

OSTI ID:6992797

Painter, C L; Alvis, J M; Beyer, C E

This article summarizes NUREG/CR-3950 (PNL-5210, Vol. 8), Fuel Performance Annual Report for 1990, published in November 1993. This thirteenth annual report provides a brief description of fuel performance during 1990 in commercial nuclear power plants and an indication of trends. Brief summaries of fuel design changes, fuel surveillance programs, fuel operating experience, fuel failure trends and problems, and high-burnup fuel experience are provided in this article. 23 refs., 4 figs., 10 tabs.

• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 6992797
• Journal Information: Nuclear Safety; (United States), Vol. 34:2; ISSN 0029-5604
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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SURVEILLANCE
BWR TYPE REACTORS
CLADDING
COMPILED DATA
ERBIUM OXIDES
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ERBIUM COMPOUNDS
FUELS
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MATERIALS
NUMERICAL DATA
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OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POWER REACTORS
RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS
REACTOR MATERIALS
REACTORS
SURFACE COATING
THERMAL REACTORS
WATER COOLED REACTORS
WATER MODERATED REACTORS
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